Thijsenterprise - Another Digital Handshake / Snits
Dutch producer Thijsenterprise offers up his latest EP - Snits. Released on the newly formed Rucksack Records, Snits is the follow up to his 2019 project Proefmonster. Thijsenterprise offers something different. with an experimental aspect to his music, he fuses aspects of boombap and raw hip hop elements with live sax, delicate melodies and abstract soundscapes.
The Barcelona based producer; Reinier Thijs has a unique sound and style, with his own sonic narrative, offering an ever growing collection of deep basslines, raw and dusty drums and spontaneous moments. The EP features some unusual elements in the mix, including audio from rehearsals, soundchecks and raw sessions with his band. Self described as “headnod punkjazz”, Thijsenterprise is well worth checking for something different in your musical collection. Praised by the likes of Okayplayer, The Find Mag, Brooklyn Radio & LDBK. The Dilla-inspired ‘Stepbacks & Setbacks’ beat-tape in 2018 was the first one that set things off for Thijsenterprise as a beatmaker.
The EP is available to pre-order now via Bandcamp, and the fist single “Another Digital Handshake” is out now on all platforms.
Whilst you're checking out his music, also be sure to check the other great artists signed to Rucksack Records, the dope new label coming out of Holland.
Words by James Vice beats Kennaby